CIGH Visiting Scholar Dr. Ruth Gibson discusses how geopolitical decisions impact the health of civilians on the ground:

A new study from our center explores the crucial role of male allyship in enhancing female leadership within global health, shedding light on the barriers women face and effective strategies for overcoming these barriers.

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🦟 🛞 Stanford researchers are demonstrating how a powerful combination of drones and AI can track down hidden mosquito-borne disease threats faster and more accurately than ever before.

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Lancet comment calls for “humanitarian corridor” to allow treatment for critically ill patients in Gaza A new commentary in The Lancet Global Health calls for reopening the “humanitarian corridor” connecting the Gaza Strip to other Palestinian hospitals for critically ill patients — especially children—...

A new comment in The Lancet Global Health calls for reopening the “humanitarian corridor” connecting the Gaza Strip to other Palestinian hospitals for critically ill patients — especially children— who cannot receive proper care in Gaza.

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We’re celebrating International Women’s Day by showcasing the voices & insights of women global health leaders at Stanford. Swipe through the slides to hear from several members of our Core Leadership Team.
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Researchers, including Global Health Faculty Fellow Dr. Giulio De Leo, supported by the Stanford Sustainability Accelerator, are introducing fish to rice fields to control snail populations - and therefore disease transmission. @gsa.bsky.social

Controlling schistosomiasis and improving food systems with the help of fish Researchers supported by the Stanford Sustainability Accelerator, including Giulio De […]

Rice farmers in rural African communities face high risk of infection from schistosomiasis because they work in flooded fields where the parasite and its snail host thrive. A new intervention introduces fish to rice fields to reduce disease risk: globalhealth.stanford.edu/news/spotlig...

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🌍 January 30 is World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, dedicated to raising awareness about #NTDs that affect over one billion people. We're proud to highlight the efforts of Dr. Nathan Lo, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and CIGH Faculty Fellow. globalhealth.stanford.edu/research/spo...

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We're thrilled to kick off the 2026 Global and Planetary Health Research Convening in partnership with our colleagues at the Stanford Center for Human and Planetary Health.

Join the conversation at #GlobalandPlanetaryHealth26

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🌍️ We're excited to see everyone who registered at our 2026 Global and Planetary Health Research Convening happening TOMORROW, Jan 28! The event takes place in person at Stanford. ⁠
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"Lead is one of the most toxic elements on the periodic table" - Dr. Steve Luby, Director of the Stanford Center for Human and Planetary Health and Director of Global Health Research at our center. Thanks to new gifts, a Stanford-led initiative to address this global health threat is growing!

RFK Jr. cast doubt on a key vaccine. This country can't wait to get it The U.S. is cutting the Hepatitis B vaccine from its recommended list. But here's a place where the medical establishment — and a rapper — are eager to obtain it.

As doubt is cast on the hepatitis B vaccine in the US, countries like Ghana are eager to roll out the birth dose of this vaccine. Nearly one in ten Ghanaians have chronic hepatitis B, which the vaccine helps prevent. Global Health Media Fellow, Michal Ruprecht, reports:

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Warm wishes for the holiday and the new year from the Stanford Global Health Team! We look forward to working together toward a brighter and healthier future for all.

🌀🔥🏥 While the intersection of climate change and health has been studied for decades, it has yet to be broadly incorporated into medical training. We're proud to support an initiative to incorporate climate into medical education at Stanford and beyond:
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Global Health Faculty Fellows Dr. Bonnie Maldonado and @sethahoffmanmd.bsky.social contributed to this timely report about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines, reviewing nearly a century of evidence about key safety concerns.

We are thrilled to share this video feature and story about the shared learning and inspiring partnerships taking shape through the Stanford African Scholars in Global Health program. They are part of the new 2025
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Interested to know more about the proposed America First Global Health strategy and its potential impact on global health? Read this recent commentary by our director, Michele Barry, and global health core leader. Dr. Ana Crawford.

Sharing a new perspective in
@nejm.org, "The AI Frontier in Humanitarian Aid — Embracing Possibilities and Addressing Risks" www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Advice from the Dalai Lama on tackling global challenges through compassion and humility Q&A with Dr. Piya Sorcar, Stanford Global Health Faculty Fellow […]

SHP affiliate & @stanfordcigh.bsky.social faculty fellow Piya Sorcar, CEO of TeachAids, reflects on lessons from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, from their meeting in India. "He reminded me that service is a privilege, transforming a life’s path into one of meaning and contribution beyond the self."

Join us for the Stanford/Yale Global Health Scholars 2025 Overview Session!

📅 Monday, October 13, 2025
🕕 6–7 PM PST 💻
Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/stanfordyale25

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“Beyond Scientific Dispute” New report examines links between greenhouse gas emissions and harms […]

Not just about #ClimateChange: Report confirms human health threats from #GHG emissions

Michele Barry, MD, a co-author of the report and director of the @StanfordCIGH.bsky.social, boils down the findings in this brief Q&A:
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EPA ‘endangerment finding’ explained: 5 facts about the science and health risks The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded in 2009 that carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare, underpinning rules for cars, power plants,...

➡️ Learn more from our colleagues at @woods.stanford.edu which shares more information about the endangerment finding in a Q&A with Woods Director Chris Field: woods.stanford.edu/news/epa-end...

The report comes in response to a request for public comment by the Environmental Protection Agency, which is reconsidering the status of its 2009 endangerment finding.

➡️ Read the report: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/09...

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🔥 😷 🌀 New report from @nationalacademies.org details strongest evidence to date that man-made ghg emissions cause significant harm to human health and wellbeing. CIGH Director Michele Barry served as one of the 16 members of the committee that produced the report.
➡️ Read the Q&A: lnkd.in/g_Juysa

Congratulations to Global Health Media Fellow Neha Mukherjee on this publication!

How Anti-Immigration Measures Could Deplete the U.S. Health Workforce | Think Global Health The role of immigrants in health care has become more critical because of a worsening worker shortage

Our Global Health Media Fellowship proudly supports #publichealth reporting such as this new @thinkglobalhealth.org article illuminating the critical role of immigrants in the US healthcare system — & how current US policies threaten their contributions:
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Zero Blind Babies Pioneering Telemedicine Solutions to Save Sight in Sub-Saharan Africa By […]

We're pleased to share this story of global health collaboration that is making a real difference in the lives of premature infants in Ghana. A Stanford team is collaborating with local leaders to screen & treat a growing cause of infant blindness: globalhealth.stanford.edu/research/zer...